MATERNAL TRIGLYCERIDES LEVELS AND NEWBORN WEIGHT IN PREGNANT DIABETIC WOMEN
Rajaa Majid Abdulateef* and Lamyaa Abdulateef Rashid
Abstract
The research aimed to determine the predictive value of serum
triglyceride levels (TG) for neonatal weight in pregnant women with
positive diabetic screening but normal glucose tolerance. Prepregnancy
BMI and fasting maternal serum TG determined in the last
trimester of gestation were independently associated with neonatal
birth weight in women with normal glucose tolerance, but positive
screening test. TG levels measured in the third trimester of pregnancy
are independent of the genetic polymorphism of ApoE.
Keywords: Maternal Triglycerides, Newborn.
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